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Section 28, The Trade Marks Act, 2014

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(1) No person shall– (a) apply a false trade description to goods; (b) falsely apply to goods a mark so nearly resembling a trade mark as to be likely to deceive; (c) forge a trade mark; (d) use an article or instrument to forge a trade mark; (e) possess an article to forge a trade mark; or (f) cause the infringement of a trade mark under this subsection. (2) No person shall sell or expose for or possess for sale or for any purpose of trade or manufacture any goods or things - (a) to which a forged trade mark or false trade description is applied, or (b) to which a trade mark so nearly resembling a trade mark as to be likely to deceive is applied. (3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding sixty million leones or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both. (4) Where a person is convicted of an offence under this section the goods and things of any kind by means of or in relation to which the offence is committed are liable, at the discretion of the Tribunal, to be forfeited to the State.

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